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Today is all about those SNOWFLAKES!
Talk about timing. Apparently, we are supposed to see a LOT of snowflakes this week up here in Northern Michigan! And it looks like a lot of the other states are getting some snow too (which works out perfect for everyone doing Winter School this week).
So go ahead and scroll below to find the printables and activity ideas for today! ❄️💙
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Keep reading below for more about Snowflakes Day!
Day #2. Snowflakes Day!
Here is some of what we are planning to do on Tuesday! 🙂
Activities
IMPORTANT NOTE: These printable activities will be FREE for you to download, but only until Snowflakes Day is over! So, make sure to download them even if you are going to do Snowflakes Day later in the week – that way you can still snag them for free. If you could leave a review behind afterwards, that would be amazing too! THANK YOU!! 🥰❤️
#1. Let’s Melt Some Snow! Science Experiment
You won’t need much to do this! Just some snow, containers, salt, sugar, and this worksheet. When I tested it out, it took me about an hour for these containers to completely melt. I recommend putting a timer on and having the kids check it every 10 minutes (makes it more exciting).
Here were my results as the hour went by! The salt should make the snow melt the fastest. The other two containers were pretty close to the same in their timing, although the snow with sugar melted slightly faster for me.
If you don’t happen to have fresh snow available, you could do this experiment with ice cubes instead!
#2. Snowflake Symmetry Worksheet
I made some Christmas Sweater Symmetry Worksheets during Christmas School, and my daughter was a huge fan of it! So, I decided to make this mini–snowflake symmetry worksheet!
If you want, you can have your child(ren) also watch the video below about symmetry and what is means. 😊
#3. Crayon Resist Snowflake Art
I definitely recommend printing this page out on cardstock, since you’ll be using watercolor paint.
Encourage your child to use a white crayon to draw snowflakes everywhere! The more, the better. 😊
I’m planning to tell my kids to paint this scene as if it were the first snowflakes of winter falling in the forest…to inspire them to use colors other than white on the ground or hills (because that obviously won’t work if you want to see the snowflakes appear 😆).
Snack
Snack time today is a BUILD YOUR OWN SNOWFLAKE!
All you’ll need are marshmallows, mini marshmallows, and small pretzel sticks!
Books
(Note: Some of these books are new to me, so be sure to skim it beforehand if you want to make sure it’s something your family values align with).
Today we’ll be reading, “Snowflake Bentley” by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and also “The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter’s Wonder” by Mark Cassino.
Here are the YouTube Read Aloud links for these books 🙂
Educational Videos
Pick and choose (or watch all of) the videos below to learn more about snowflakes!❄️
*The video below might be a little much for younger kiddos (please be aware that it discusses avalanches and how many people die from them at the beginning of the video), but it is super fascinating for older children to learn about how the study of snowflakes could lead to better safety protocols and more lives saved when it comes to avalanches!
Do You Have More Time? Here Are Some Extra Ideas!
#1. Hopefully you can all go outside and play in some snow, but if not – try making some fake snow using white hair conditioner and baking soda! You’ll use 3 cups of baking soda and 2 TBSP of white conditioner. If the mixture is too dry, add a little more conditioner until you get the moldable, snow-like texture that you want. The same goes for if it is too wet (just add extra baking soda).
#2. Grab scissors, paper, and make some paper snowflakes to hang up as decorations this month!
#3. Follow along to draw this snowflake at Art for Kids Hub.
I hope you guys enjoyed learning more about snowflakes! 💙
PS: Check back soon for my blog post about Polar Bear Day! 🙂
